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Cases of record · 2025110

Barbara Earp appeared as defense counsel of record in 110 Virginia court cases during 2025, drawn from Virginia District and Circuit Court Information Systems.

Court level
77 % District · 23 % Circuit
Primary jurisdiction
Hanover County · 62 cases
Most common charge
DUI / DWI · 9

Case outcomes

Resolved cases — 78 of 110. "Resolved" means a final disposition was reached. Pending cases and probation revocations are excluded.

Convicted of original charge
31
40%
Dropped
31
40%
Nolle prossed
6
Dismissed
25
Reduced to a lesser charge
14
18%
To Improper Driving
1
Within charge family
13
Acquitted
2
3%

Outcomes use strict definitions per the methodology. Convicted = guilty disposition on originally filed charge. Reduced = guilty disposition with non-empty amended charge. Dropped = nolle prosequi or dismissal. Acquitted = found not guilty at trial.

Plea vs trial

Of 47 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, how many pled and how many went to trial.

Pled guilty
4494%
Resolved by guilty plea — no trial.
Went to trial
36%
2 acquittals · 1 convictions at trial.
Trial acquittal rate
67%
2 of 3 trial verdicts ended in acquittal.

Top charge — DUI / DWI

Barbara Earp's most common charge category in 2025 (9 cases of record · 8 resolved). Outcomes use the same definitions as the overall view.

Convicted of original charge
4
50%
Dropped
1
12%
Reduced to a lesser charge
3
38%

Acquittals are tracked at the overall level — the top-charge view shows the three primary disposition paths. See the DUI / DWI page for jurisdiction-wide context.

Cases like yours

Barbara Earp's most common charge × jurisdiction combinations in 2025. If your charge and county appear here, this attorney has handled cases like yours specifically — at the volume shown. Minimum 3 cases per row.

Charge Jurisdiction Cases District Circuit
DUI / DWI Hanover County 7 6 1
Larceny / Theft Henrico County 4 2 2
Assault & Battery Hanover County 3 3 0
Failure to Appear Hanover County 3 3 0
Obstruction Hanover County 3 3 0
Property Destruction Hanover County 3 3 0
See also

DUI / DWI outcomes in Hanover County — every attorney's 2025 outcomes for DUI / DWI cases in Hanover County, using the same definitions as above.

Reduction targets

When the original charge was reduced, the case was most often resolved as one of the following lesser charges.

84/70 Speed Work Zone
1
Defective Equipment Generally
1
Defective Speedometer
1
Defective Speedometer
1
Defective Speedometer
1
Disorderly Conduct
1
DWI, First Offense
1
DWI, 2nd W/In 5-10 Yr
1

Where cases were heard

Top jurisdictions by case volume in 2025.

Jurisdiction Cases District Circuit
Hanover County 62 61 1
Henrico County 33 12 21
Chesterfield County 6 4 2
New Kent County 5 5 0
Prince George County 2 1 1
King William County 1 1 0
Richmond City 1 1 0

Case mix by charge

Charge categories Barbara Earp appeared on as defense counsel of record, 2025.

Charge category Cases Resolved Convicted Dropped Reduced
Other 58 32 10 15 7
DUI / DWI 9 8 4 1 3
Traffic Infraction 8 8 2 3 3
Larceny / Theft 5 5 2 3 0
Assault & Battery 4 4 1 3 0
Drug Possession 4 2 2 0 0
Failure to Appear 4 4 3 0 0
Obstruction 4 3 1 2 0
Property Destruction 3 3 3 0 0
Reckless Driving 3 3 1 1 1

Other attorneys with cases in Hanover County

Listed by case volume in Hanover County, 2025.

Attorney Hanover County cases Total (statewide)
Adam Jurach 545 941
John Working 468 470
Tony Quitiquit 395 399
Charles Lewis 356 511
Richard A Quitiquit 342 384
Peter Bowen 333 398
Adam M Jurach 318 472
Richard T Booker 231 242

View all attorneys with cases in Hanover County →

What this data does not show

  • Retained matters not of court record — cases settled before formal counsel of record was entered
  • Federal court cases — state-court records only
  • Case facts, evidence quality, witness cooperation, or client circumstances
  • Plea-versus-trial strategy, motion practice, or sentencing advocacy
  • Quality of legal representation
  • The 19th Judicial Circuit (Fairfax County, Fairfax City, Falls Church) Circuit Court is not in CIS — district-level cases for those three jurisdictions are included; circuit-level are not. See coverage notes.

Outcomes reflect the recorded facts of cases, not the quality of advocacy. Past outcomes do not predict future case results. For legal advice, consult a licensed Virginia attorney.

Common questions

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Barbara Earp appeared as defense counsel of record in 110 Virginia court cases during 2025 — 85 in District Court and 25 in Circuit Court. Source: Virginia DCIS + CIS public records.
Hanover County, with 62 of 110 2025 cases handled there.
In 2025 the most common charge category in Barbara Earp's case record was DUI / DWI (9 cases). The full charge mix is in the table above.
Of 78 resolved cases: 40% convicted of original charge (31), 40% dropped (31 = 6 nolle prossed + 25 dismissed), 18% reduced to a lesser charge (14), 3% acquitted (2). Outcomes use strict definitions per the methodology.
Of 47 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, 44 (94%) resolved by guilty plea and 3 (6%) went to trial — 2 acquittals and 1 convictions at trial.
Virginia District Court Information System (DCIS) and Circuit Court Information System (CIS), 2025 calendar year, direct extraction. Aggregated by defense counsel of record per the methodology. Refreshed quarterly. Last updated May 2, 2026.

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Methodology

Cases are counted by defense counsel of record as recorded in DCIS (district) and CIS (circuit). Outcomes use the strict definitions published at virginiacourtfile.com/methodology. Resolved includes only cases with final disposition codes (Guilty, Not Guilty, Dismissed, Nolle Prosequi). Convicted is a guilty disposition on the originally filed charge with no amended charge. Reduced is a guilty disposition with a non-empty amended charge field. Dropped combines Dismissed and Nolle Prosequi. Pending cases, certifications, and probation revocations are excluded from the outcome rates above.

Citation

VirginiaCourtFile.com. "Barbara Earp — Virginia Defense Attorney Case Data, 2025." Available at https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/attorneys/barbara-earp. Source: Virginia District Court Information System and Circuit Court Information System, 2025.

Data last refreshed May 2, 2026. Refreshed quarterly.